Confused; just what is sandy river belle tuning?
I've been misinformed that its gEADE but it's not. So why has this been called SRB tuning and what should it really be called to stop confusion?
View Articleplaying Tenor Banjo on 19 fret Open Back
Can I tune my Vega Old Tyme Wonder to tenor tuning and play Celtic tunes (Rocky Road to Dublin for example)? By capo and ignoring the drone string for example? Thanks all!
View ArticleWhich finger is right?
Just starting out and I'm finding out my index finger works better for me than my middle finger. Should I worry about this, will it ca use me problems later?
View Articlelesson learned re: clip on tuners
in regard to those clip-on elec. tuners...most...if not all of them...can be calibrated...meaning you can adjust the tuner to say...an accordian...or some other instrument that is not easily...
View ArticleAny recommend a certain pick for clawhammer?
I'm using a white plastic one now. Pretty good but its a bit thick . Also the plastic hitting the string isn't the best of sounds. But it sure helps me play cleaner. I've heard I should try Ernie...
View ArticleClawhammer workshop in Seattle
Had the day off work, so I went down to Seattle and stopped in at Dusty Strings to pick on some of their banjos. I saw a notice in the store for this...
View ArticleTOTW volunteer for this Friday (10/16)?
This week's Tune of the Week volunteer is not going to be able to do a tune. I can always post one of my "emergency back-up tunes", but since I have a few days' warning this time I thought I would...
View ArticleAdam Hurt at Walker Creek
Walker Creek Music Camp just finished up over the last weekend. Adam Hurt was on hand for the claw hammer banjo course. I was in the bluegrass banjo courses but I did spend some time watching Adam...
View ArticleASPO/ASHO
It seems every tune i learn lately has these and I love them! I find them easy but....My question is I assume other forms of music use them? Flamenco, guitar shredders, etc?
View ArticleLight touch right hand
This might be a DUH moment, but...I've never seen this covered in a book or video or anything. I just discovered that I can get a good sound and better accuracy with a light touch with the right hand....
View ArticleWish there was...Feb, warm, Clifftop
Maybe there already is, but unknown to me a.....state park, campground, farm somewhere warm in Jan/Feb where east coast old time musicians could camp/play/hang out and not have to wait out the winter...
View ArticleOld Time Jamms in or near Orlando? Early November 2015
I will be in Orlando for a scuba trade show the first week of November. I have already searched the forum but nothing strictly OT comes up. I'm playing in the Chapel Hill NC area for a couple of weeks...
View ArticleBluegrassing your Clawhammer
A while back, I posted an mp3 of "9 Pound Hammer," played with clawhammer, but sounding bluegrassy. Several people liked the recording, and one or two asked for a video or more information on my...
View ArticleDrop C & 3 finger pickn
Drop c tuning gCGBD and 3 style finger pickn.So for have learned 2 tunes. Doc Boggs Banjo Clog , learned from Chris Berrys tutorial(and listenig of course) and John Greers Two Step from the recording...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 10/16/15 - Ten Strike
Both the original TOTW volunteer and the substitute volunteer are unable to post this week, so I am posting a very quick emergency back-up tune. That tune is "Ten Strike", by southwestern Michigan...
View ArticleHammer-on for rhythm?
I've been playing with a hammer-on exercise/tune I created where I use the hammer-on as part of the rhythm, sort of like the pull-off used in round peak. I do the hammer-on following most bums of the...
View ArticleBanjo etiquette in pickup groups or small jams .... ??
I'm still a relative newbie at clawhammer and old time music but I'm at a point where I can play decent drop thumb "bum-pa-dit-ty" backup. I can play some of the old standard jam tunes pretty close to...
View ArticleQuantum leaps over breaks?
I've been playing just over a year in fits and starts. I play intensively, sometimes hours per day, for a few weeks or more but then don't touch the banjo for a couple months or so at a stretch. I'm...
View ArticleHow many?
Frequently read how wise it is to ditch the tabs ASAP...which seems to me to say "memorize," which seems to beg the question "how many?" How many tunes can a normal person memorize? I realize some of...
View ArticleLeft Hander Playing Right Handed Banjo
Video Don Huber (and others via PM) RequestedNot my best playing but you get the basic idea of what I'm doing. I've tried to play slower than normal so the video picks it up better. I have a couple of...
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